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A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 179:New 243–256 Coleoptera (2012) records from New Brunswick, Canada: and Ripiphoridae 243 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.179.2583 Research article www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research

New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae

Reginald P. Webster1,†, Jon D. Sweeney1, Ian DeMerchant1

1 Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., P.O. Box 4000, Fredericton, NB, Canada E3B 5P7

Corresponding author: Reginald P. Webster ([email protected])

Academic editor: J. Klimaszewski | Received 30 November 2011 | Accepted 23 January 2012 | Published 4 April 2012

Citation: Webster RP, Sweeney JD, DeMerchant I (2012) New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae. In: Anderson R, Klimaszewski J (Eds) Biodiversity and Ecology of the Coleoptera of New Brunswick, Canada. ZooKeys 179: 243–256. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.179.2583

Abstract Eleven of Mordellidae are newly recorded for New Brunswick, Canada. Six of these, Falsomordel- listena discolor (Melsheimer), pubescens (Fabricius), ornata (Melsheimer), undulata (Melsheimer), inclusa LeConte, and Yakuhananomia bidentata (Say) are new for the Maritime provinces. Falsomordellistena pubescens is new to Canada. Pelecotoma flavipes Melsheimer ( Ripiphoridae) is reported for the first time for New Brunswick and the Maritime provinces. Col- lection and habitat data are presented for all these species.

Keywords Mordellidae, Ripiphoridae, new records, Canada, New Brunswick

Introduction

This paper treats new Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada, of the families Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae. A general overview of the Mordellidae (tumbling flower ) was provided by Jackman and Lu (2002). Adults feed on pollen and are often found on flowers of umbelliferous (Apiaceae) and composite (Asteraceae) species. Larvae feed mainly in living herbaceous stems, decaying wood, and fungi, depending on the species (Jackman and Lu 2002). Ford and Jackman (1996) summarized the known larval host plants of North American species of this family. The North American species were

Copyright Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Li- cense 3.0 (CC-BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 244 Reginald P. Webster et al. / ZooKeys 179: 243–256 (2012) revised by Liljeblad (1945), and Bright (1986) provided a catalog of North American spe- cies. Later, Jackman (1991) made additions and corrections to the catalog, and Jackman and Lu (2001) and Lisberg (2003) made additional taxonomic changes to North Ameri- can species. McNamara (1991) reported 14 mordellid species and subspecies for New Brunswick. Majka and Jackman (2006), in a review of the Mordellidae of the Maritime provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island), reported another six species for New Brunswick and removed atrata lecontei Csiki, bringing the total number of known species to 19. Here, we add 11 species to the faunal list of the province. Falin (2002) provided a general review of the Ripiphoridae (the ripiphorid beetles) of North America, including an overview of the biology and life history of various members of this family. Members of this family are unusual among Coleoptera in that they are endoparasitoids on such as aculeate Hymenoptera, Coleoptera (Anobiidae, Cerambycidae), and Orthoptera (Blattidae) (Falin 2002). Species occur- ring in the Maritime provinces are parasitoids of insects such as aculeate Hymenoptera (Apidae, Halictidae) (Ripiphorus sp.) and beetles in the genus Ptilinus (Pelecotoma) (Linsley et al. 1952; Svácha 1994; Falin 2002). Campbell (1991) reported 10 species of Ripiphoridae from Canada but none from the Maritime provinces. Majka et al. (2006) reported Ripiphorus fasciatus (Say) for the first time for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and the Maritime provinces. William McIntosh (former director of the New Brunswick Museum) in an unpublished manuscript reported a specimen of Ripi- phorus zeschii (LeConte) (determined by W. H. Harrington) from Saint John, collected sometime between 1898 and 1907 (Majka et al. 2006). To date, no specimen has been found to support this record and this record is considered questionable. Here, we re- port another species of Ripiphoridae for New Brunswick and the Maritime provinces.

Methods and conventions

The following records are based on specimens collected during a general survey by the first author to document the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick and from by-catch samples obtained during a study to develop a general attractant for the detection of invasive species of Cerambycidae. Additional records were obtained from specimens contained in the collection belonging to Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Collection methods Many specimens of Mordellidae were collected by sweeping vegetation or flowers. Others were collected from Lindgren 12-funnel trap samples during a study to develop a general attractant for the detection of invasive species of Cerambycidae. These traps visually mimic tree trunks and are often effective for sampling species of Coleoptera that live in microhabitats associated with standing trees (Lindgren 1983). See Webster New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae 245 et al. (in press) for details of the methods used for trap deployment and sample collec- tion. A description of the habitat was recorded for all specimens collected during this survey. Locality and habitat data are presented exactly as on labels for each record. This information, as well as additional collecting notes, is summarized and discussed in the collection and habitat data section for each species.

Distribution Distribution maps, created using ArcMap and ArcGIS, are presented for each species in New Brunswick. Every species is cited with current distribution in Canada and Alaska, using abbreviations for the state, provinces, and territories. New records for New Brunswick are indicated in bold under Distribution in Canada and Alaska. The following abbreviations are used in the text:

AK Alaska MB Manitoba YT Yukon Territory ON Ontario NT Northwest Territories QC Quebec NU Nunavut NB New Brunswick BC British Columbia PE Prince Edward Island AB Alberta NS Nova Scotia SK Saskatchewan NF & LB Newfoundland and Labrador

Acronyms of collections examined or where specimens reside referred to in this study are as follows:

AFC Atlantic Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Ser- vice, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada CGMC Christopher G. Majka Collection, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada CNC Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agri- culture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario NBM New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada RWC Reginald P. Webster Collection, Charters Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada

Results Species accounts

All records below are species newly recorded for New Brunswick, Canada. Species fol- lowed by ** are newly recorded from the Maritime provinces of Canada. The classification of the Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae follows Bouchard et al. (2011). 246 Reginald P. Webster et al. / ZooKeys 179: 243–256 (2012)

Table 1. Species of Tenebrionidae and Zopheridae recorded from New Brunswick, Canada.

Family Mordellidae Latreille Mordellistena aspersa (Melsheimer) Subfamily Latreille Mordellistena cervicalis LeConte Tribe Mordellini Latreille Mordellistena errans Fall Mordella a. atrata Melsheimer Mordellistena frosti Liljeblad Mordella m. marginata Melsheimer Mordellistena fuscipennis (Melsheimer)* Mordella melaena Germar Mordellistena indistincta Smith Mordellaria borealis (LeConte) Mordellistena limbalis (Melsheimer) Mordellaria serval (Say) Mordellistena marginalis (Say) Mordellaria undulata (Melsheimer)** Mordellistena ornata (Melsheimer)** Tomoxia inclusa LeConte** Mordellistena picilabris Helmuth* Tomoxia lineella LeConte Mordellistena syntaenia Liljeblad Yakuhananomia bidentata (Say)** Mordellistena tosta LeConte Tribe Mordellistenini Ermisch Mordellistena trifasciata (Say) Falsomordellistena discolor (Melsheimer)** scapularis (Say) Falsomordellistena pubescens (Fabricius)*** Family Rhipiphoridae Gemminger ambusta (LeConte)* Subfamily Pelecotominae Seidlitz ancilla (LeConte)* Pelecotoma flavipes Melsheimer** Mordellina infima (LeConte) Subfamily Ripiphorinae Gemminger Mordellina nigricans (Melsheimer) Tribe Ripiphorini Gemminger Mordellina pustulata (Mlesheimer)* Ripiphorus fasciatus (Say) Notes: *New to province; **New to Maritime provinces.

Family Mordellidae Latreille, 1802

Majka and Jackman (2006) newly reported six species of Mordellidae for the prov- ince of New Brunswick and removed Mordella atrata lecontei Csiki, bringing the total number of known species to 19. Eleven more species are reported here (Table 1). Mor- dellaria undulata (Melsheimer), Tomoxia inclusa LeConte, Yakuhananomia bidentata (Say), Falsomordellistena discolor (Melsheimer), Falsomordellistena pubescens (Fabricius), and Mordellistena ornata (Melsheimer) are new for the Maritime provinces.

Subfamily Mordellinae Latreille, 1802 Tribe Mordellini Latreille, 1802 Mordellaria undulata (Melsheimer, 1846)** http://species-id.net/wiki/Mordellaria_undulata Map 1

Material examined. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A. (Protected Natural Area), 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 4–18.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lind- gren funnel traps in forest canopy (2, RWC). New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae 247

Collection and habitat data. The adults in New Brunswick were captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in the forest canopy in a red oak (Quercus rubra L.) forest. Adults were collected during July and August. This species has been beaten from dead limbs of various species of hardwoods in Indiana (Downie and Arnett 1996). Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, NB (McNamara 1991).

Tomoxia inclusa LeConte, 1862** http://species-id.net/wiki/Tomoxia_inclusa Map 2

Material examined. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 6.VIII.2009, M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, on flow- ers of Spiraea alba (1, AFC); same locality data and forest type, 13–20.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren funnel trap in forest canopy (1, RWC). Sunbury Co., Acadia Research Forest, 45.9866°N, 66.3841°W, 21–29.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.- A. Giguère, mature (110-year-old) red spruce forest with scattered red maple and bal- sam fir, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8267°N, 66.7343°W, 8.VII.2005, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, on recently cut spruce log (1, RWC); same locality and collector but 45.8331°N, 66.7410°W, 23.VII.2005, sedge marsh on flowers of Spiraea alba (1, RWC). Collection and habitat data. Tomoxia inclusa was found in an old red oak forest, a mixed forest, and a mature red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) forest. Adults were collected from flowers of meadowsweet (Spiraea alba Du Roi), on a recently cut spruce (Picea sp.) log, and in Lindgren funnel traps. This species was collected during July in New Brunswick. This species has been reared from Tilia sp. (Brimley 1951). Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, QC, NB (McNamara 1991).

Yakuhananomia bidentata (Say, 1824)** http://species-id.net/wiki/Yakuhananomia_bidentata Map 3

Material examined. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A., 45.8227°N, 66.1209°W, 5–19.VII.2011, 19.VII-5.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old silver maple forest and seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel traps in forest canopy (4, RWC). Collection and habitat data. In New Brunswick, adults of this large species were captured during July and August in Lindgren funnel traps in the forest canopy in a sil- ver maple (Acer saccharinum L.) swamp. Downie and Arnett (1996) reported this spe- cies from boles of dead and dying hickory (Carya sp.) trees in Indiana and New York. Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, QC, NB (McNamara 1991). 248 Reginald P. Webster et al. / ZooKeys 179: 243–256 (2012)

Tribe Mordellistenini Ermisch, 1941 Falsomordellistena discolor (Melsheimer, 1846)** http://species-id.net/wiki/Falsomordellistena_discolor Map 4

Material examined. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 28.VII-6.VIII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, RWC); same locality data and forest type, 29.VI–7.VII.2011, 7–14.VII.2011, 20.VII–4.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren funnel traps in forest canopy (29, AFC, NBM, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8300°N, 66.7347°W, 29.VIII.2004, R. P. Webster, regenerating mixed forest, on foliage (1, RWC). Collection and habitat data. A large series of this species was captured in Lind- gren funnel traps deployed in the forest canopy of an old red oak forest. One indi- vidual was found on foliage in a regenerating (20-year-old) mixed forest. Adults were captured during July and August. In Wisconsin, this species was captured in flight intercept traps and malaise traps in sandy oak barrens and a mixed southern forest (Lisberg and Young 2003). Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, NB (McNamara 1991).

Falsomordellistena pubescens (Fabricius, 1798)*** http://species-id.net/wiki/Falsomordellistena_pubescens Map 5

Material examined. Canada, New Brunswick, York Co., Rt. 645 at Beaver Brook, 45.6830°N, 66.8679°W, 8.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, red maple and alder swamp, on flowers of Ilex verticiliata (winter berry) (18, NBM, RWC). Collection and habitat data. A large series of this species was collected from flow- ers of winter berry (Ilex verticiliata (L.) Gray) in a red maple (Acer rubrum L.) and alder (Alnus sp.) swamp. Adults were captured during early July. In Wisconsin, this species was captured in malaise traps on the margin of a southern mixed deciduous hardwood forest (Lisberg and Young 2003). Downie and Arnett (1996) reported this species as common on various wild flowers in Indiana. Distribution in Canada and Alaska. NB (new Canadian record).

Glipostenoda ambusta (LeConte, 1862) http://species-id.net/wiki/Glipostenoda_ambusta Map 6

Material examined. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 19–28.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae 249

Map 1. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Map 2. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Mordellaria undulata. Canada of Tomoxia inclusa.

Map 3. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Map 4. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Yakuhananomia bidentata. Canada of Falsomordellistena discolor.

Map 5. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Map 6. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Falsomordellistena pubescens. Canada of Glipostenoda ambusta.

Collection and habitat data. One individual of this species was captured during July in a Lindgren funnel trap in a mature hardwood forest with sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.), American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.), and white ash (Fraxinus americana L.). Elsewhere, Lisberg and Young (2003) collected one specimen of this species from Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota L.) and others from flight intercept and 250 Reginald P. Webster et al. / ZooKeys 179: 243–256 (2012) malaise traps in an oak barrens adjacent to a sand barrens and field. Downie and Arnett (1996) reported this species from basswood (Tilia americana L.) in Indiana. Distribution in Canada and Alaska. BC, ON, QC, NB, NS (McNamara 1991; Majka and Jackman 2006). Majka and Jackman (2006) reported this species for the first time in the Maritime provinces from Nova Scotia.

Mordellina ancilla (LeConte, 1862) http://species-id.net/wiki/Mordellina_ancilla Map 7

Material examined. New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8430°N, 66.7275°W, 27.VI.2004, R. P. Webster, regenerating mixed forest, sweeping foliage in brushy opening (1, RWC). Collection and habitat data. One individual of this species was swept from foli- age in a brushy opening of a regenerating (20-year-old) mixed forest during late June. This species was reared from Gleditsia triacanthos L. (Fabaceae) (larvae feed inside the thorns) in Tennessee, USA (Ford and Jackman 1996), but undoubtedly uses other hosts in New Brunswick as this host species does not occur in the province. Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, NB, NS (McNamara 1991; Majka and Jackman 2006). Mordellina ancilla was newly recorded from Nova Scotia and the Maritime provinces by Majka and Jackman (2006).

Mordellina pustulata (Melsheimer, 1846) http://species-id.net/wiki/Mordellina_pustulata Map 8

Material examined. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1931°N, 67.6825°W, 13.VII.2004, K. Bredin, J. Edsall, & R. Webster, river margin, sweeping foliage (1, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8430°N, 66.7275°W, 20.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, old field within regenerating mixed for- est, sweeping flowers of Aralia hispida (5, RWC); same locality data and collector but 30.VII.2008, regenerating mixed forest, sweeping foliage in brushy opening (1, RWC). Sunbury Co., ca. 2.5 km S of Beaver Dam, 45.7703°N, 66.6867°W, 26.VI.2007, R. P. Webster, mixed forest with red pine, along power-line cut, sweeping foliage (1, RWC). Collection and habitat data. In New Brunswick, M. pustulata adults were swept from foliage along a river margin, in a regenerating (20-year-old) mixed forest, and along a power-line right-of-way through a mixed forest. Adults were also swept from flowers of bristly sarsaparilla (Aralia hispida Vent.) in a small old field within a regen- erating (20-year-old) mixed forest. This species was collected during late June and July. Elsewhere, M. pustulata has been reared from stems of Gentiana andrewsii Griseb. New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae 251

(Gentianaceae), Veronia altissima Nutt. (Scrophulariaceae), and 19 species of Aster- aceae (Ford and Jackman 1996; Lisberg and Young 2003). Distribution in Canada and Alaska. BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Mc- Namara 1991; Majka and Jackman 2006). This species was newly recorded from Nova Scotia and the Maritime provinces by Majka and Jackman (2006).

Mordellistena fuscipennis (Melsheimer, 1846) http://species-id.net/wiki/Mordellistena_fuscipennis Map 9

Material examined. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 19–28.VII.2008, 28.VII-6.VIII.2008, 6–14.VIII.2008, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps (5, AFC, RWC); same locality and forest type, 31.VII-7.VIII.2009, 7–12.VIII.2009, R. Webster & M.- A. Giguère, Lindgren funnel trap (2, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 28.VII-6.VIII.2009, 6–14.VIII.2009, R. Webster & M.- A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC). Restigouche Co., Dionne Brook P.N.A., 47.9030°N, 68.3503°W, 9–23.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old-growth northern hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, NBM); same locality and collectors but 47.9064°N, 68.3441°W, 28.VII-9.VIII.2011, old-growth white spruce and balsam fir forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, NBM). Sunbury Co., Acadia Research Forest, 45.9866°N, 66.3841°W, 21–29.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.- A. Giguère, mature (110-year-old) red spruce forest with scattered red maple and bal- sam fir, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8430°N, 66.7275°W, 28.VIII.2004, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, on goldenrod (1, RWC); same locality and collector, 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 23.VII.2007, 5.VIII.2009, mixed for- est, u.v. light and Lindgren funnel traps (3, NBM, RWC); 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 20–29.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC); 14 km WSW of Tracy, S of Rt. 645, 45.6741°N, 66.8661°W, 13–27.VII.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old mixed for- est with red and white spruce, red and white pine, balsam fir, eastern white cedar, red maple, and Populus sp., Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC). Collection and habitat data. In Wisconsin, adults of M. fuscipennis were collected at a black light and from flight intercept and malaise traps in various hardwood forests (Lisberg and Young 2003). In Nova Scotia, adults were collected from deciduous and mixed coniferous forests (Majka and Jackman (2006). This species was also found in various deciduous and conifer forest types in New Brunswick. Adults were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in a mature hardwood forest with sugar maple, American beech, and white ash, an old red oak forest, an old-growth northern hardwood forest with sugar maple and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britt.), in old and mature mixed forests, in an old red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) forest, in a mature red spruce forest, and in an old-growth white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea 252 Reginald P. Webster et al. / ZooKeys 179: 243–256 (2012)

(L.) Mill.) forest. The only adult with specific micro-habitat data was collected from goldenrod (Solidago sp.) flowers. Two individuals were collected at an ultraviolet light near a mixed forest. Adults were collected during July and August. Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, QC, NB, PE, NS, (McNamara 1991; Majka and Jackman 2006).

Mordellistena ornata (Melsheimer, 1846)** http://species-id.net/wiki/Mordellistena_ornata Map 10

Material examined. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2152°N, 67.7190°W, 12.VII.2004, K. Bredin, J. Edsall, & R. Webster, river margin, sweeping foliage (1, RWC). Queens Co., Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A., 45.8227°N, 66.1209°W, 15–29.VI.2009, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old silver maple forest with green ash and seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC). Collection and habitat data. In Wisconsin, M. ornata was collected from sumac (Rhus sp.), poplar (Populus sp.), Ceanothus sp., and flowers of two Cornus species (Lis- berg and Young 2003). Adults were also captured in flight intercept and malaise traps in oak forests, and in southern and northern hardwood forests. In New Brunswick, this species was swept from foliage along a river margin and captured in a Lindgren funnel trap deployed in an old silver maple swamp. Adults were captured during June and July. Distribution in Canada and Alaska. SK, MB, ON, QC, NB (McNamara 1991).

Mordellistena picilabris Helmuth, 1864 http://species-id.net/wiki/Mordellistena_picilabris Map 11

Material examined. New Brunswick, Albert Co., Mary’s Point, 21.V.2005, C. G. Majka, salt marsh, on flowers (1, CGMC). Restigouche Co., Blackland, 22.VIII.2007, J. S. McIvor, in grass (1, CGMC). Sunbury Co., 9.5 km NE of jct. 101 & 645, 45.7586°N, 66.6755°W, 17.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, old field with open sandy areas, sweeping foliage (1, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8340°N, 66.7450°W, 10.VII.2005, R. P. Webster, old field, sweeping (1, RWC); same locality and collector but 45.8430°N, 66.7275°W, 20.VII.2008, old field within regenerating (20 years-old) mixed forest, seeping flowers of Aralia hispida (1, RWC). Collection and habitat data. In New Brunswick, M. picilabris was collected from flowers in a salt marsh, from grass, and by sweeping foliage and Aralia hispida in old fields. Adults were captured during May, July, and August. New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae 253

Distribution in Canada and Alaska. MB, NB, NS, PE (McNamara 1991; Majka and Jackman 2006). Majka and Jackman (2006) reported this species as newly record- ed for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island in Table 1 of their list of species of the Maritime provinces but inadvertently included no supporting data for the New Brunswick record. Here, we include this record and additional records that establish the presence of this species for New Brunswick.

Family Rhipiphoridae Gemminger, 1870 Majka et al. (2006) reported Ripiphorus fasciatus (Say) and the family Rhipiphoridae for the first time for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Maritime provinces. Here, we report another species of Ripiphoridae, Pelecotoma flavipes Melsheimer, for the first time for New Brunswick and the Maritime provinces (Table 1).

Subfamily Pelecotominae Seidlitz, 1875 Pelecotoma flavipes Melsheimer, 1846** http://species-id.net/wiki/Pelecotoma_flavipes Map 12

Material examined. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 10–15.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, RWC); same locality data and forest type, 7–13. VII.2011, 13–20.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren funnel traps in forest canopy (13, AFC, NBM, RWC). Victoria Co., Arthurette, (no day given).III.1959, C. C. Smith, emerged from barn timbers (1, AFC). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 30.VI–13.VII.2010, R. Webster & K. Burgess, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (in forest canopy) (1, AFC). Collection and habitat data. A large series of this species was captured in Lind- gren funnel traps in an old red oak forest. Most individuals were captured in traps in the forest canopy. One individual was captured in a Lindgren funnel trap in the canopy of a red pine in an old red pine forest; another emerged from barn timbers. Adults were captured during July. This species is a parasitoid of Ptilinus ruficornis (Say) (Anobii- dae) and is found on exposed dead wood of sugar maples, American beech, and oak (Stephens 1968; Acciavatti and Simone 1976) and probably has a life history similar to that of Pelecotoma fennica (Svácha 1994). Ptilinus ruficornis was common at both localities where P. flavipes was collected. Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, QC, NB (Campbell 1991) 254 Reginald P. Webster et al. / ZooKeys 179: 243–256 (2012)

Map 7. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Map 8. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Mordellina ancilla. Canada of Mordellina pustulata.

Map 9. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Map 10. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Mordellistena fuscipennis. Canada of Mordellistena ornata.

Map 11. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Map 12. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Mordellistena picilabris. Canada of Pelecotoma flavipes. New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae 255

Acknowledgments

We thank Caroline Simpson for editing this manuscript and Christopher Majka and an anonymous reviewer for reviewing it. Serge Laplante (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CNC), Ottawa) is thanked for determining species and other invaluable assis- tance. Christopher Majka is thanked for providing records of Mordellistena picilabris. We thank Nichole Brawn, Kate Bredin, Katie Burgess, Marie-Andrée Giguère, Jim Edsall, Nancy Harn, Cory Hughes, Rob Johns, Marsell Laity, Colin MacKay, Wayne MacKay, Jessica Price, Michelle Roy, Dwayne Sabine, and Vincent Webster for techni- cal assistance and collecting specimens. Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service; the Canadian Food Inspection Agency; and the USDA APHIS are thanked for funding the study on early detection of invasive cerambycids, which provided many specimens collected in Lindgren funnel traps. We thank the New Brunswick Environ- mental Trust Fund and New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund for funding various surveys over the past 7 years and the Meduxnekeag River Association for permission to sample beetles at the Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve (which includes the Bell Forest). The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (Fish and Wildlife Branch) is thanked for issuing permits for sampling in the Protected Natural Areas and for providing logistical support.

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